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To: unclewest who wrote (10527)11/16/2001 8:08:09 AM
From: Poet  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
Good morning unclewest,

I appreciate your comments on the two-front fight in which we're engaged.

There was a segue toward the end of your post which confused me, however:

it is easy to focus on guns, tanks, soldiers, bombers and battles and body counts. but make no mistake about it...much of our strength is rooted in our system of moral values. it is essential that our military and civilian leaders keep that system intact. American soldiers will not follow an immoral leader to lunch much less to war. we must fight all attempts to lower our moral standards just as we fight those who attack us with weapons.

if we slide our moral scale down, America will fall off the face of the earth much like the roman empire.


What do you mean when you say "moral"? The Old Testament morality? New Testament morality? Pre Viet Nam war morality? Who will judge and legislate this moral scale?



To: unclewest who wrote (10527)11/16/2001 9:23:47 AM
From: Hawkmoon  Respond to of 281500
 
Hey Uncle... Did you catch the photos that Rumsfield was showing of some of your SF buddies on horseback in Afghanistan??

Showed another picture of this poor mule laden with more crap than I've even seen put on an animal before...

That's what it's all about... adapting to the peculiarities of the battlefield environment.

Hawk